The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-02
SOME SOUTH AMERICAN WONDERS.
4 Doctors Experiences with tho
Natives and the Native Animals.

Natives and the Native Animals.
There is big room or two up at
Columbia college in which are spread
abroad more wonders than were ever
dreampt Of in Horatio's philosophy.
Birds, beasts, fishes, plants Of strange
nature, Indian relics, and all manner OF
South American wonders are here. the
prizes Being captured in two years
struggle with danger and suffering by
an American scientific investigator.
The owner of these treasures is DIR.
Henry Ii. Rosbv. of Detroit, who, Jan
TO-. 1885. left New York for u tour
through Chill and Bolivia in the hope
OF discovering amid the fauna and flora
of the Andes and the Amazon some
valuable additions to the medicinal
riches of the American pharmacopmia.
DIR. Rosby's adventures were many
and interesting, and in due time will be
given to the world in book. He met
the sorocho in its native lair. did battle
with the Caripuna Indians and the man.
eating fish and alligators OF the Benz
river. broilcd in the stenches of La Paz,
the filthiest city this side of CONSTANT
nople, took his daily doses of quininc
like little man, and saw the place
where five million cinchona trees are
growing, the source from which all the
calisaya cocktails of the future must
come. From all this he came out much
the worse for wear. but still full of en-
thus assn and confident that out of the
three hundred native drugs he had eX-
amined two or three would prove au-
perior to the similar remedies now
known to the medical profession.
DR.. Rosby intended to land at Nal
lendo and go direct to Bolivia, but the
Peruvian war prevented. Gen. Caceras
was making things lively for the au-
thorities. SO he was obliged to travel
by mule from Tacma to La Paz, a sew
en- days journey, going from Africa to
Tacma by rail, tough journey across
a desert, without the shade of spear
of grass to relieve the monotony.
THE whole country of Africa and
Tacma has been captured by the Chi
lians." said the doctor. 1T is TO be
kept for ten years. At the end of that
time the inhabitants will vote whether
TO remain in Chill or 90 back to Peru.
The country which gets them must pay
$4,000, 600 for the prize. Meanwhile
Chill is doing everything to make things
pleasant for the people with music and
games. The CHI lians' present purpose
is to have q United States of South
America, capturing the other countries
little by little, and gradually
adding to their strength and wealth
They are blood-thirsty people, loving
war. and extremely brutal in carrying
it on. They murder men, women and
children with impartial cruelty, ripping
them open with big knives.
Our Journey from Tacma was one OF
terrible suffering. 1t was upon h gh
table-land, reaching an elevation OF
IL. 800 feet, and for five days we jour
neycd at an average elevation of 4,5OC
feet. The air was so rarelied that we
suffered much from sorocho, the chlei
symptoms of which were difficulty III
breathing, prostrating muscular weak
ness and bleeding ut the nose and ears.
We passed the beautiful volcano OF
Tacosa. which discharges across the
road river, the water of which is fatal
to human life. Men often commit sui
eide ON the tablc-land. they suffer 81
much from sorocho. There is also
great danger from lightning. which is
frequent and violent. At one time three
members of party in which | was
were Frustrated by lightning and forth
was stricken blind for eleven days. The
wind is so violent here that tress can
not grow, and the vegetation is mat
like, closely hugging the ground.
Dr. Rosby crossed the Andes with
much trbulation, ANA went to work
among the valleys of the eastern slope.
He advises investors to keep away from
the old Spanish silver mines, and says
that any belief that they were crudely
worked is mistake. The Spaniards
did not leave much mineral richness he.
hind in their mines. "ln Bolivia" he
said, half the silver is counterfeit. a
consul who had grown tired of making
coin sold his countcrfciting machine to
one of our party. And | wish to say
right here that up 10 the present admin
istrat on the diplomatic service sent Ia
Bolivia from our country has been
scandalous. Drunkenness, bribery, and
counterfeiting of money have made
Americas agents byword among the
Bolivians. / wish to except Mr. Gibbs
and one other, who were honest men
and much liked by the natives"
The doctor proposes to stir up these
scandals in his book, aud claims to
have some very likely evidence to offer.
The livelest part of his journey was on
the Benz river. where il was worth o
mans life to take bath. and where